Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-30
Ex,ress;ons From California.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 29th.--lSpecial. +
Mr. Allison of Allison GRAY & Co said there
is bright future before California, but that the
Eastern fruit market had to be developed before
all her resources could be utilized, for the home
consumption nothing when the whole
crop was taken into consideration. I'VE do
not said he, - now consume at home one
pound out of five hundred that we grow, SO W bat
can one expect when the States latent poSsibili-
ties are developed? Why, we will have the
world for market In the shipment of fruits,
Mr.. Allison thought the profits wereSatisfactory
but to insure success it required that the shipper
should have experience. Asan instance of this
he cited the case of two shipments from Vaca-
ville-one by an experienced man and the other
by an inexperienced farmer. The former real
lied from his returns handsome profit, while
the l4tter did not make enough to pay the
freight on his fruit. The experienced man
knew Just how to pack, and the condition his
fruit would arrive in at its destination.
Large quantities of fruit have been shipped to
New York during the past season, and portion
arrived there IN bad condition, owing TO the
lack of experience and other causes, but this
Will al be changed in time, and with the lower
ing of freight rates there will be an improve
meut in handling and packing. We Will ulti-
mate'y ship osr raw fruits to England and other
parts OF Europe California" said he, " has
the brightest future before it of any country in
George W. Meade said there was sharp de-
mand for California dried fruits, and this de-
mand was steadily increasing.
William T. Coleman said the general outlook
for California was exceedingly bright. The fruit
business was very successful, particularly this
year, on account of immense demand by reason
of thin Eastern crops.
Mr.. F. S. Johnson, of the same firm, said that
California demonstrates every year that she is
the orchard State of the Union. She has the
climate, soil, and everything in Gods world
excepting help, and we have got TO get help OF
go out of the business. During the paft season
over 600 tons of fruit rotted on the ground
and owing to the lack of help the Gamers lost
over halfmillion dollars by reason of their
inability to handle the fruit.
D. II. Porter, of Porter Bros, said the prospect
for a permanent market was of the brightest
character. During the past season, as rule,
prices had been satisfactory. California dried
fruits commanded from to cents a pound
more than the home article. This he attributed
to the fact the California product being better
treated in drying, and naturally superior fruit
What we need is desirable mmigration-more
help.
Charles Just, manager of the Pacific Fruit
Company, agreed that lack of help md handling
facilities was the only complaint fruitmen were
entitled to make; The great demand we
couldn't supply" he says, simply because the
fruit could not be handled and il took Califor-
MIA by surprise. This demand will increase as
the years go by, and some arrangements must
be made to secure the necessary labor. As for
the outlook Californias future is bright"